The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-25
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


Efforts OF a Heartless Negress to Aban-
don Her Child at Gainesville A
Bank of Brown Hematite Discovered
Near Cartersville The Report About
Double Murder Near Cuthbert
Erroneous.
GEORGIA.
Patrick Murphy, of Tattnall county, has
been placed on the pension roll of Mexican
war veterans.
The Miller Baptist Association convenes
at Excelsior OH Friday before the first Sab
bath in October
Hon jefferson Davis is to be invited to
attend the Northeast Georgia fair at
Athens in November.
Ryals' bridge has been purchased by TAFT
nall county for 500, This is the third free
bridge across the Ohoopee.
George d. Stone few months ago bought
an acre lot on Lipham street, Tallapoosa,
paving $50 for it, Last Saturday he sold 1t
for 81, 600
The bridge over Boards creek known as
the Hall bridge, which was washed away
two wears ago, has been rebuilt by Tattnal
and Liberty counties.
The hardest days ride on record in
Walker county was that made by Dan
Davis, when he covered eighty-three miles,
riding from Dahlonega, in Lumpkin county,
TO his home in Walker.
7. L. CAN'T, lately editor of the Athens
Bonner HotchmdR, has just purchased
forty acres of land in the incorporated limits
OF Athens The tract adjoins forty acres
which he already owned.
At Neville Hon. D. w Cameron, member
of the House, from Tefair. was married
Thursday night to Miss Mile McEashin,
ba ,ano 1iy1rr TAR f layanHpr Nc
Eashin. Rev. W. NJ. Connolly officiating.
A number OF cartridges were autUering
around in the streets of Waycross last Sun
day afternoon. They were overtaken by
night, blinded by the street lamps, and
their wings were so heavy from being wet
that they could hardly fly.
It is currently reported that Mr. James
H Campbell win purchase the Macon 1eLe-
graph, and that he intends to change the
entire management and policy of the paper.
The rumor is not fully verified, but there
are many who promo il as true.
On Saturday last a gentleman from Con-
nectlcut bought bea Atlfu building lot on
knoll near the site selected for the Lithia
Spring Hotel, at TallapOosa, paying 81, 800
for the same 4 few months ago the same
lot was offered to Taliapoosn man for $500,
but he thought it was too high.
Gov. Gordon has approved the following
resolution: A resolution that the Governor
he directed not to draw his warrant for S.
600 for the Atlanta University under the
act OF March 3, 1874, until such plan of ex-
penditure as will receive the exclusive use
of the same for the education of colored
children only shall have been presente!.
There were married at the residence of
e. T. Allen, at Villa Rica Thursday,
Thomas NJ. Hamilton to Miss Margaret
Bvens. The groom is about 20 years of age,
and has been Justice of the Peace in Car
roll county and Douglas for many years.
The bride is about 40 years of age Rev.
Mr. Morgan, of the Methodist church, Off
ciated
Hartwell Sun: Miss Emma, 14-year-old
daughter of Mr.. Andy J. Cleveland, of Hart
county, picked sos pounds of cotton on last
Friday. Miss Cleveland is beyond doubt
blood relative of the President, and should
attend the Piedmont Exposition as the
champion female cotton picker and meet her
illustrious relative, the champion President
of a quarter of a century.
c. Nickel, of Hartwell, has recently re-
ceived pension as a soldier disabled in the
late war, and made his first draw this week,
receiving something over 81, 200 back pay.
He enlisted in Company |, 4th New York
Cavalry. He removed South about five
years ago. His injuries are such that he
has never been able to resume the practice
OF his profession since the war.
1t was reported in Cuthbert last week
that George w. Dozier, who lives twelve
miles south of that place, had shot two ne
groes- Mr.. Dozler was in Cuthbert last
Wednesday and said that the story was en-
tirely without foundation; that he has not
so much as had difficulty OF cross word
with negro this fall, and that no difficulty
between any white man or men and negroes
has occurred in the community in which he
lives this year, so far as he knows.
Last week Miss Aiken, Young gill about
Is years old, living at Reeves. took a notion
TO change her name to Stroud, and accord
ing to agreement, left home one afternoon
TO meet her lover She took the precaution
to tie the dog and take him with her. so that
she might not be tracked. Her mother was
absent when she left but soon returned and
suspected what had happened. She started
all hands out to hunt her daughter and bring
her back home, but all too late. The young
people got married, and then turned the dog
loose to go home and bear the good tidings
The bill to provide for the TRANSFORMATION
of lumber and naval stores by allowing
tramways to he erected for that purpose,
passed By the General Assembly some days
ago, has not been approved yet by the Gov
ernor. There is considerable opposition to
the bill. 1t appears that the main ground
of opposition is that of unconstitutionality,
tue Dill giving Une right 10 condemn private
property for private purposes. The cree
tlon of said tramways is contended to be
furthering private interests and not public
ones The Governor has not fully deter
mined what to do
At Americus a day or two ago Seab Fea-
gin, an impudent negro, so far forgot him
self and the fact that he was in Georgia as
to attempt to climb into a carriage in which
lady was seated, with evident intention of
riding up town from the depot. The lady
was indignant and informed her husband of
the facts in the case, whereupon he secured
good ak helve and gave the negro
thrashing. The people were very indig-
nant when they heard of the intended in
suit, and it is lik.y that the coon will be
given certain number of hours in which TO
leave town, provided he has not wisely gone
already.
There are only four survivors of the
FaUche Volunteers, a company that went
out from Greene county to fight the Creek
Indians in the SPRING of 1886. Hon. Will
lam &. Dawson, who afterwards won the
title of peacemaker was Captain of the
company, which numbered over 100 Young
volunteers, each one fired with the desire 10
take an Indians scalp. T.. j. Mapp, one of
the four, related several scenes in which the
company figured, in all of which the ludi-
crous entered more largely than the tragic. In
few months the company marched home